A Vancouver pharmacist who had worked at London Drugs for 16 years is suing her former employer, alleging that the retail chain wrongfully dismissed her for not getting vaccinated for COVID-19. On Nov. 1, 2021, Lina Reid was placed “on an unpaid leave of absence for an undetermined length of time because she was not fully vaccinated and did not consent to COVID-19 Testing,” according to her lawsuit filed in the B.C. Supreme Court.  London Drugs had announced in August 2021 that it was introducing a policy requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1, with two doses of the vaccine, or undergo ongoing testing. Reid’s civil claim said “it was expected that the policy would be extended to future booster requirements as recommended by public health.” The claim noted that Reid’s employer then provided her with the policy in October 2021 and that the policy “expressly …